#The 10 Best kitchen mixers - News - Food and Drink - The Independent

Thursday 24 October 2013

The kitchen equivalent of a power drill, boasting a 6.7-litre bowl, four power outlets, and more than 20 optional attachments.

With a 10-speed motor and a 4.8-litre stainless-steel bowl, this should tackle all your culinary requirements from cake mixes to cream.

A mini-me of a food processor that is useful for singles or small families – and compact spaces conducive to city lifestyles.

This bargain buy has a 300W motor, six mixing speeds, and a 3.5-litre mixing bowl, plus a wire whisk, beaters, spatula and dough hooks.

The techy Kinetix blade system crushes, chops and aerates your mix while the shatterproof 1.5-litre jug is made from Triton – the material used in aircraft windows.

This is compact and powerful and has a seven-speed motor, removable splashguard, funnel attachment, and 4.7-litre mixing bowl.

A versatile little number with a 500W motor and 5-litre bowl. It also boasts a special fold function that leaves no unstirred pockets.

A good all-rounder that juices, blends, whips, chops and slices, in addition to mixing heavy-duty dough up to 2.7kg.

A super-cheap mixer that comes with all the usual attachments, offers a 2-litre capacity, 10 variable speeds, and a push-button beater ejection.

If you're a fan of the toasters, you'll love the brand's foray into food mixing, complete with a 1,000W motor, instant pause, count-up/-down timer, and a recipe book.